People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.